12. CASE STUDY - The Amazon Rainforest (Mitigation strategies) Flashcards
Give two examples of mitigation strategies on an international scale.
1) ACTO (Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation)
2) Tarapoto Forest Agreement
What is the ACTO?
An IGO created in 1995 to promote cooperation and coordination among the 8 countries that share the Amazon Basin.
What is the Tarapoto Forest Agreement?
A regional agreement aimed at promoting the sustainable management of forests in the Amazon Basin.
What is selective logging?
Removing only certain trees from a forest region to maintain the ecosystem and reduce biodiversity loss.
What are the pros of selective logging?
What are the cons of selective logging?
What is agroforestry?
The integration of trees with crops or livestock in farming systems.
What are the pros of agroforestry?
What are the cons of agroforestry?
What is reforestation?
The process of restoring degraded lands by planting trees which sequester carbon.
What are the pros of reforestation?
What are the cons of reforestation?
How can national parks be used as a mitigation strategy to reduce environmental change?
By establishing protected areas such as forest reserves and national parks, large tracts of rainforest can be conserved.
What are the pros of national parks?
What are the cons of national parks?
